Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; England; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Consultant in Anaesthesia for a fixed term position. The successful candidate will provide anaesthesia for a variety of surgical specialties, including colorectal, vascular, and paediatric surgeries. Teaching and training efforts are highly valued, making it essential for applicants to be effective communicators with empathy and experience supervising junior staff. This position comes with a commitment to quality healthcare and continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Full registration with General Medical Council required.
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register or due admission.
• Previous experience within the NHS is necessary.
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthesia for a broad range of surgical specialties.
• Assist in the training and supervision of junior staff.
• Engage in the quality improvement projects and audits.

Skills

Effective communication with patients

Teamwork and collaboration

Leadership in service development

Supervision of junior staff

Education

Full registration with General Medical Council

Specialist Register or due admission within six months

Higher qualification e.g. M.D. or MSc

Job description

We are looking to appoint a Consultant in Anaesthesia to join our busy, friendly department at East Lancashire Hospitals. This is a fixed term 6 month position.

The department of Anaesthesia provides a comprehensive anaesthetic service to all specialties, with 27 theatres across 2 main sites in Blackburn and Burnley. Our specialties include:

• major cancer surgery in colorectal surgery, urology, gynaecology, ENT and maxillofacial surgery
• robotic surgery for urology, colorectal and maxillofacial and gynaecological surgery
• elective orthopaedic surgery on the BGH site with trauma and high risk elective surgery on the RBH site including inpatient paediatric surgery
• regional vascular and hepato-pancreatico-biliary services
• a comprehensive nurse led preoperative assessment service with Consultant clinics including specialist vascular pre-op clinics and cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

We have a busy Obstetric Unit with approximately 6500 deliveries per year. We also have a busy 32 bed critical care unit that cares for 1600 patients per year. We take medical and surgical emergency patients and postoperative elective patients requiring a higher level of care.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to provide anaesthesia for the broad range of surgical specialties on site. This includes Colorectal, Hepato-Biliary, Vascular, Major Head & Neck, Orthopaedics and Trauma. We also provide anaesthesia for children having surgery over 6 months of age.

The job plan will consist of 10.2 PA per week, including 1.5 for SPA. There will be 1.2 DCC PA attributable to the on call and the remaining 6 sessions for anaesthetic services (1.25 PA per list). The on-call commitment will be on a 1:11 basis (1.2 PA per week). This alternates between the Blackburn and Burnley sites. The Blackburn site is the acute site with ED and all general emergencies. The Burnley site on call is for Obstetrics and Gynaecology emergencies requiring anaesthesia.

The job plans are indicative and subject to change as the service demands. There may also be changes associated with "NHS Services, Seven Days a Week".

The department takes trainees from the North West School of Anaesthesia. Teaching and training are high priorities within the department and all Consultants are expected to contribute to this.

About us

Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned to them. The successful applicant will join a flexible, supportive team who work well together. We also have a high commitment to teaching and training, receive excellent feedback from our trainees and have high exam pass rates.

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to provide anaesthesia for a broad range of surgical specialties. This includes Colorectal, Hepato-Biliary, Vascular, Major Head & Neck, Orthopaedics and Trauma. We also provide anaesthesia for children having surgery over 6 months of age.

Applicants will hold full registration with GMC and a licence to practise

Applicants will either be on the specialist register or due admission to the register within six months.

Applicants must possess the following skills:

• Ability to communicate with patients and relatives effectively and with empathy.
• Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with colleagues and staff in all disciplines to facilitate best patient care.
• Experience of supervision of junior staff
• Ability to lead the development of services and provoke best practice amongst the colleagues
• Ability to work in a team and evidence of such

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further information.

Person Specification

• Full registration with General Medical Council
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register or due admission to register within six months
• Previous experience within the NHS
• ALS
• A higher qualification e.g. M.D. or MSc.
• APLS/ATLS

Training

• Satisfactory completion of previous posts providing professional training in all aspects of general anaesthesia
• Attendance at appropriate professional meetings and courses
• Experience in Hepato Biliary Anaesthesia
• Higher level training in paediatric anaesthesia
• Experience in vascular anaesthesia
• Experience & Interest in Perioperative Anaesthesia

Experience

• Practical experience in the management of wide range of techniques relevant to anaesthesia including advanced airway management and goal directed fluid therapy
• Evidence of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and commitment to these within the Trust
• Clinical supervisor status
• An understanding of the need for quality in health care and how this is evidenced
• Awareness of basic research methods
• Familiarity with evidence based practice.
• Understanding of and experience in performing audit during general professional and higher specialist training
• Attendance at courses in teaching, appraisal and mentorship. Organisation of Educational meeting
• Educational supervisor status
• Evidence of involvement in quality improvement projects
• Previous research projects/publications in peer reviewed journals Good Clinical Practice Trained
• Understanding of and experience in performing audit during general professional and higher specialist training

CPD

• Experience of evidence based medicine
• Ability to keep up to date in the speciality.
• Clear commitment to lifelong learning
• Membership of appropriate post graduate societies
• IT Skills

Management

• Understanding of current NHS management systems including clinical governance and risk management.
• Attendance at management meetings
• Attendance at appropriate management courses.
• Previous participation in a management role
• Experience in appraisal and mentoring

PERSONAL SKILLS

• Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with colleagues and staff in all disciplines to facilitate best patient care.
• Ability to communicate with patients and relatives effectively and with empathy
• Experience of supervision of junior staf
• Ability to lead the development of services and provoke best practice amongst the colleagues
• Ability to work in a team and evidence of such
• Attendance at e.g. Death/Bereavement or Breaking News workshops and Counselling courses
• Evidence of development of leadership within the work environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.